Journal article
Weber’s Law and Resistive Load Detection1–3
Abstract
The threshold of detection for added resistive loads to breathing (delta R50) was measured in 4 normal subjects at 4 different background resistances (Ro). Under normal conditions (Ro = 2.26 +/- 0.16 (SEM) cm H2O/L/s), the mean delta R50 was 0.53 +/- 0.17 cm H2O/L/s and the Weber fraction (delta R50/Ro) was 0.24 +/- 0.07. When the background resistance was increased, the threshold of detection increased proportionately, so that the Weber …
Authors
Stubbing DG; Killian KJ; Campbell EJ
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 127, No. 1, pp. 5–7
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
January 1983
DOI
10.1164/arrd.1983.127.1.5
ISSN
1073-449X